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Osho

Indian guru and leader of the Rajneesh movement (1931–1990)

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Also known as Rajneesh Chandra Mohan · Acharya Rajneesh · Osho Rajneesh · Chandra Mohan Jain · Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh · Shree Rajneesh

Born: December 11, 1931
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2.Stated in Encyclopædia Britannica OnlineRetrieved 2017-10-09
3.Stated in SNACRetrieved 2017-10-09
4.Stated in Encyclopaedia MetallumRetrieved 2018-08-03
5.Stated in filmportal.deRetrieved 2017-10-09
6.Stated in Brockhaus Enzyklopädie
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Died: January 19, 1990
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1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2014-04-26
2.Stated in Encyclopædia Britannica OnlineRetrieved 2017-10-09
3.Stated in SNACRetrieved 2017-10-09
4.Stated in Encyclopaedia MetallumRetrieved 2018-08-03
5.Stated in filmportal.deRetrieved 2017-10-09
6.Stated in Brockhaus Enzyklopädie
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Birthplace: Udaipura
Place of death: Pune
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Citizenship: India(since 1950)
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, British Raj(until 1947)
, Dominion of India
Occupation: writer
, autobiographer
, guru
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Education: Dr. Hari Singh Gour University(until 1957)
Employer: Rani Durgavati University, Jabalpur(1958–1966)

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Osho, also known as Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh, Acharya Rajneesh, and simply Rajneesh, was an Indian godman, and founder of the new religious movement, the Rajneesh movement. He rejected institutional religions, insisting that spiritual experience could not be organized into any one system of religious dogma. As a guru, he advocated meditation and taught a unique form called dynamic meditation. Rejecting traditional ascetic practices, he encouraged his followers to embrace life fully while remaining unattached to worldly desires.

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RRajneesh movementpersons inspired by the Indian mystic Osho

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Sex or gender: male
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2.Stated in Catalog of the German National LibraryRetrieved 2026-05-18
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Commons Creator page: Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh
Birth name: चन्द्र मोहन जैन
Chandra Mohan Jain
Name in native language: रजनीश चन्द्र मोहन जैन
Website: osho.com web feed url: osho.com
Lifestyle: mysticism
Movement: Rajneesh movement
Cause of death: heart failure
Religion or worldview: mysticism
Residence: Raisen district
Gadarwara
Jabalpur
Mumbai(1970–1974)
Koregaon Park(1974–1981)
Rajneeshpuram(1981–1985)
Koregaon Park(1986–1990)
Manner of death: natural causes
Pseudonym: Osho

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